Our Time in Indianapolis

I've written about our adventures in Albuquerque and Wilmington, so last but not least, Indianapolis.I received my acceptance letter to Indiana University's Sports Journalism program in mid-May of 2012. David and I decided to stay in Wilmington for the summer, and come August, we'd make our way out to Indy. My sister and brother-in-law lived in Indy, so it was an easy choice for me. Leaving the beach for the midwest, however, that was a little tough!I think of our time in Indianapolis in two parts: the first year was spent in graduate school. I landed a killer internship with the Indiana Pacers and spent a lot of time covering the NBA. I was conducting locker room interviews, cutting together footage, and doing a bunch of website edits. I met some really cool people in grad school and was afforded some awesome opportunities. Meanwhile, David worked full time so I could pursue my degree. I paid him back in countless free tickets to NBA games!After I graduated and the internship ended, I spent a lot of time searching for a job. I landed one as an editorial assistant at The Saturday Evening Post magazine. I wasn't thrilled with the job, and I was constantly looking for something back east in Charlottesville. Eventually, after about six months, I was laid off and although it was horrible at the time, it was one of the best things that happened to David and I. We were able to cut all ties in Indiana and move back to where we wanted to be.Somewhere along the way, my sister and her husband moved out to Denver. We did celebrate their wedding in Indy, which was so convenient for us and it was such a beautiful day! However, after they left, I realized that Indy wasn't where we were meant to be. The city itself was in a bit of a renaissance and some really neat restaurants and bars popped up. There is a lot of culture in Indy - plays, musicals, big name concert tickets - and the sports scene is really spectacular. But something about being landlocked and so far from all of our family made me miss the east coast.Overall our time in Indy was still quite the adventure. Besides Charlottesville, Indy is where we lived the longest. We made some great friends, I was able to coach soccer, we traveled to Chicago, and we got our "city living" years in.